NHVR issues exemption notice allowing short work breaks for concrete agitator drivers

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has recently issued an exemption notice allowing concrete agitator drivers to take a short work break while sitting in the driver’s seat of a loaded truck and not working.

National Heavy Vehicle Concrete Agitator Work and Rest Hours Exemption Notice 2022 (No 1) came into effect on 1 January 2022.

NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said this exemption notice offers a practical solution to work and rest management that benefits the trucking industry.

“After consulting with industry and conducting a successful trial, we can continue to offer a sensible and safe answer to the common problem of drivers using their work hours for what is effectively rest, when they are held up at a site."

“The exemption notice provides both safety and productivity improvements for this important and busy sector.”

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Find the exemption notice here.